The Book Reporters with Joe & Lauren

This week on the podcast, Lauren gives her thoughts on the new Shari Lapena mystery "Not a Happy Family" which Joe shares his thoughts of as well before he discusses his pick "He Started It" by Samantha Downing.

Up next week: All things "The Shining"!!!

In the premiere episode of "The Book Reporters" Joe discusses a book in a genre that is out of the norm for him, Jennifer Weiner's "Mrs. Everything". Then Lauren discusses the serial killer thriller "The Nothing Man" by Catherine Ryan Howard.

Coming soon!!!

There's nothing quite like enjoying an ice cold beer at a major league baseball game, or a minor league baseball game, or any baseball game really. But while it can be enjoyable, sports and alcohol have the potential to be a dangerous mix, and some fans can drink too much and potentially cause mayhem. Now what if your favorite team decided to hold a promotion that would sell beers for just 10 cents each at an upcoming game? What if, on top of that, your team isn't winning much of the time, causing you to be frustrated with them? That was the exact scenario for the Cleveland Indians when they decided to hold such a promotion for a game against the Texas Rangers on the night of June 4, 1974. The 10 Cent Beer promotion was intended to draw more fans to a game for a team that had been struggling with fan attendance. Initially, they were successful in that objective. However, by the end of the night, it would go down in history as one of the most memorable nights ever in all of sports, for all the wrong reasons.

Special thanks to Robin Warder, host of the podcast "The Trail Went Cold", for contributing his voice in part of this episode!

Sources for this episode:

Page 2: Remembering 10-Cent Beer Night - ESPN Page 2

The Experience: Swiping Jeff Borroughs' cap on 10-cent Beer Night (clevelandmagazine.com)

Ten Cent Beer Night - Wikipedia

WFAA Film of A Great Baseball Fight - Rangers vs Indians 1974 - YouTube

10-Cent Beer Night: A look back - YouTube

Retrosheet Boxscore: Texas Rangers 5, Cleveland Indians 5

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Early in the evening on July 18, 1959, Dr. Bernard Finch and his girlfriend, Carole Ann Tregoff, drove from their Las Vegas love-nest to the Finch home in the Los Angeles suburb of West Covina to speak to his wife Barbara about obtaining a speedy divorce in Nevada. But the plan went awry and the conversation turned deadly with Barbara’s lifeless body ending up in her in-laws’ backyard next door. After a high-speed chase with police, Finch was arrested the next morning in Las Vegas and charged with Barbara’s murder. Then, during his court hearing in West Covina, Carole was arrested on the witness stand and charged as his accomplice. Soon others were named as part of a larger conspiracy. But who were they and what parts did they play in these deadly events? I am joined in this episode by Steve Kosareff, author of the book on this case "Satin Pumps: The Moonlit Murder That Mesmerized The Nation", which can be purchased at the link below:

Amazon.com: SATIN PUMPS: The Moonlit Murder That Mesmerized The Nation eBook: Kosareff, Steve: Kindle Store

YouTube video: SATIN PUMPS: THE MOONLIT MURDER THAT MESMERIZED THE NATION - YouTube

Follow Steve on Twitter: Steve Kosareff (@steve_kosareff) / Twitter

Satin Pumps (@SatinPumps) / Twitter

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It is without a doubt that Frank Sinatra is one of the biggest legends in music history. He sang many classics with his powerful, yet very smooth voice. He was a movie star, an iconic showman, and he hobnobbed with a variety of influential and powerful figures, from politicians to mob bosses. And his son Frank Jr hoped to follow in his footsteps. But father and son Sinatra, along with the rest of the family, would find themselves at the center of a terrifying ordeal in December of 1963, when Frank Jr was kidnapped and held for ransom over 2 and a half days. With the country still reeling in the wake of the JFK assassination, the story of the most famous entertainer in the world being caught up in a kidnapping scheme involving his own son, would add on even more drama. After a tense 54 hour ordeal, the ransom would be paid and Frank Jr would be released, and then the culprits would immediately be captured. In the aftermath that followed, many questions would be raised: Why Sinatra? What could be the motive? And a very shocking question put forth, could Frank Jr have actually had a hand in the plot of his own kidnapping?

Sources for this episode:

SNATCHING SINATRA - The Washington Post

Frank Sinatra Jr. Reported Abducted; FRANK SINATRA JR. REPORTED SEIZED Tells of Threat A Hit in New York - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Sinatra Jr. Freed Unhurt; $240,000 Paid by Father; Local Police Irked Nevada Phone Calls Kidnappers Release Frank Sinatra Jr. After $240,000 Ransom Payment by His Father Abducted in California - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Suspects in Kidnapping of Singer Are Arraigned; 3 in Jail in Sinatra Case; $233,855 Ransom Found Have Police Records 3 Suspects Are Held in Sinatra Case After Arrest by the F.B.I. on Coast Will Present Evidence - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

SINATRA JR. BACK ON WITNESS STAND; Again Denies His Abduction Was a Publicity Stunt - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

2 IN SINATRA CASE GIVEN LIFE TERMS; Sentencing of 3d Is Delayed —All Convicted by Jury - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Amazon.com: Sinatra: The Chairman eBook: Kaplan, James: Kindle Store

Watch Stealing Sinatra | Prime Video (amazon.com)

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Mariann Colby was a seemingly normal housewife living in the upscale town of Shaker Heights, Ohio. But she would do something inexplicable on August 24, 1965 that would question how normal she really was, when she shockingly murdered an 8 year old neighbor named John Cremer Young Jr, who was a playmate of her own son. She would claim insanity despite taking steps to cover up the crime and giving plenty indication that she knew what she was doing. To this day, there are still questions about what could truly cause her to do something so horrific.

Sources for this episode:

Amazon.com: The Insanity Defense and the Mad Murderess of Shaker Heights: Examining the Trial of Mariann Colby (True Crime History) eBook: Tabac, William L.: Kindle Store

Mariann Colby | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

The 1965 Ohio Murder of Cremer Young Jr. w/ William L. Tabac - YouTube

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Like social media, online gaming allows millions of people around the world to connect with each other on a daily basis. Much of the time, gamers can develop a friendly rivalry with certain other gamers and have some fun natured trash talking while still being respectful of one another. Then there are other gamers who throw respect out the window and can be vicious and even downright offensive. But even then, that world ceases to exist when we turn off the console or log off the computer. But what about those rare instances where the world of online gaming crosses over into the real world and can have potentially devastating consequences? I'm talking about the tactic pulled by some gamers known as Swatting, in which police are called and dispatched to the home of a rival gamer with a made up story of some horrible crime taking place. And one gamer who became known as a master for pulling this tactic was Tyler Barriss, who went by the gamer tag SwAutistic. While a dedicated detective worked tirelessly to track him down before anyone could really be hurt, in the end an innocent man named Andrew Finch ended up being killed as a result of one of Tyler's swatting pranks.

Huge thank you to Paige from the Reverie True Crime podcast for lending her voice in this episode!

Further reading and viewing:

It Started as an Online Gaming Prank. Then It Turned Deadly | WIRED

Forging a Relationship With Tyler Barriss, the Internet’s Most Hated Swatter | WIRED

Serial 'swatter' Tyler Barriss sentenced to 20 years for death of Kansas man shot by police (nbcnews.com)

Ohio gamer who recruited 'swatter' Tyler Barriss in hoax that turned deadly pleads guilty (nbcnews.com)

The Deadly Hoax | Web of Lies (investigationdiscovery.com)

Call of Duty Game Turns Deadly! #DramaAlert INTERVIEW! - YouTube

Justice for Andrew Finch | Facebook

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Many know Lou Pearlman as the mogul behind the creation of legendary boy bands Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC, but the man had a very shady side to him. While his financial battles with the two groups would be made public, no one truly knew the level to which he was scamming not only the two groups, but all the investors he got involved in his different businesses. When it was all discovered, Lou had scammed everyone out of more than $300 million, the largest Ponzi scheme in American history before Bernie Madoff.

FURTHER READING AND VIEWING:

The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story - YouTube TV

Amazon.com: Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of: Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ Mclean, Brian Litrell

The Hit Charade: Lou Pearlman, Boy Bands, and the Biggest Ponzi Scheme in U.S. History - Kindle edition by Gray, Tyler. Arts & Photography Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

Out of Sync: Bass, Lance, Eliot, Marc, Eliot, Marc: 9781416585985: Amazon.com: Books

20/20: The Hitman l From Pop to Prison Watch Full Episode | 2019-12-13 (abc.com)

Mad About the Boys | Vanity Fair Confidential (investigationdiscovery.com)

Mad About the Boys | Vanity Fair

A Lou Pearlman Biopic is Officially in the Works - Rolling Stone

Innosense - Say No More (Official Video) - YouTube

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